, 1887-02-17
DREAM GULCu DAVIS.
Tho Sad End OF n Celebrated Character
OF the Occur d'Aicne Mines,

Tho Sad End OF n Celebrated Character
Of the Occur d'Aicne Mines.
1t will be remembered that an
item was published in the REVIEW
some weeks ago to the effect that Il.
M. Davis, the discoverer of the rIcl
placer claim known as Dream Gulch
near Murray was missing. The fol.
lowing is the sequel OF the case with
interesting particulars OF the discov.
cry of the claim, from the Murray
Sun:
"The body OF f.. NJ. Davis, know,
tO everyone In the Occur d Alene n
"Dream Davis" has been discov
cred. He Disappeared from Port
land most mysteriously about tw'
his vnli,r ut the hotel. His body
was identified beyond doubt i'm LO
Angeles, Cal. lie had spent all hi,
money and committed suicide
These are the tidings that come t.
Murray, and we regret them, If they
are true. Davis was not Il miner
He was Il man of the gospel in hi
day. When the Occur dAlcne eX.
,itement broke out in 'S3 it preyet
upon his mind, and he dreamed ol
the golden wealth that lay here
awaiting the pick and the shovel
lis vision, as he termed 1t, directed
him to Dream Gulch. He laid down
the bible and the pow in the Palouse
country and came to the camp To re.
aiZe his dream. Whether by acci.
dent or otherwise, he struck it, ana
during the summer of 1891 made
considerable money and in the fail
sold an interest i'm the ground. He
cleaned up in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 and returned to the PalOust
region, He afterwards purchased II
farm at Monmouth, Oregon, which
place he left without giving previous
notice.
When /. Nj. Davis was found f.
!" missing in Portland, Or, his fam
iv mndp diligont inquiry. No trace.
OF him could be found. Many thouhl
= u'd ran away, others that he WAS
murdered and the body secreted or
thrown into the Willamette. He
went to Portland V it'll some horses,
which he sold and placed the money
ia the safe at the ~. Charles hotel.
He wrote TO his family that he would
start home on Tuesday after he got
money. He was seen on the eve
ming previous. rue prulelut 80 Ir,
hotel says he left the hotel suddenly
ON the Thursday night following.
lie was not seen after that time.
His valise was in his hotel room, the
keycs in it and opened with th'
soiled clothes strewn about. On
January 30 the following dispatch
was received from Los Angeles.
The coroner has received several
letters from Portland, Oregon, re-.
garding the identity of +. Nj. Drnni,
vino committed suicide in the sis.
t"rs hospital in this city, January IL
The indications are that the suicide
was man by the name of T.. NJ,
Davis, who has been missing from
Portland for some time, and WAS sup.
posed to have been murdered there.
The deceased owned tWo.eighths
of the celebrated Dream Gulch placer
mines. one eighth he sold to Al Mr..
StrattOn, of Portland, and at the
time of his death retained an eighth
interest. The sale of the eighth
interest to Mr.. Stratton, though en-
tirely legitimate, was I'M unfortunate
circumstance, and incident tally led to
the expensive water controversy
between the Dream Gulch and Alder
Gulch companies. Mr.. Stratton, IT,
soon as he became an owner,
urged litigation with the Alder com
pany until every dollar in the gulch
was exhausted This influenced Mr.
Davis and other members of the
company and the row began, al
though the difficulty could easily
have been adjusted between the two
companies by arbitration. The suit
cost the two companies over 1000
in cash. Dream Gulch is still valua-
BILE property, and the Davis estate
will no doubt realize something out
Of it.